Boeing Expects India to Order up to 2,100 Aircraft Over 20 Years

Boeing (BA, +0.11%) said on Monday it expects Indian airlines to order up to 2,100 new aircraft worth $290 billion over the next 20 years, calling it the highest forecast ever for Asia’s third-largest economy.

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets with domestic passenger traffic growing at more than 20 percent a year over the last few years.